Welcome
Peter Reading Chair, Grain Trade Australia
Session 1: Australian crop outlook (wheat, barley, canola, sorghum)
Ron Storey, General Manager NZX Agribusiness Australia: The Changing Face of the Australian crop
Michael Whitehead, Director - Agribusiness ResearchANZ: Prospects for the Australian grains industry in Asia
Session 2: Australian crop quality report
Dr Richie Williams, Wheat Classification Council, Wheat Quality Australia: Australian wheat quality
Dr Irfan Hashmi, Technical Advisor – Wheat GrainCorp Limited: Eastern region crop quality
Jonathan Wilson GM Logistics and Commercial Relations Glencore Grain: Southern region crop quality
Dr Richie Williams, Customer Stock and QualityCBH Group: Western region crop quality
Dr Larisa Cato Wheat Quality Specialist AEGIC: Major Asian markets for Australian wheat & end use suitability
Session 3:Delivering a quality product
Geoff Honey CEO Grain Trade Australia: Australian grain – a quality product
Richard Clark Chair GRDC: Innovations in R&D– future trends in Australian grain quality & productivity
Dr Larisa Cato Wheat Quality SpecialistAEGIC: Meeting quality requirements of Australia’s major wheat markets
Session 4: Tools to better manage Australian price risk
Dougal Hunter Manager Agricultural Derivatives ASX Limited: ASX futures – time for growth
Brett Cooper Senior Manager, MarketsFCStone: Key drivers of strategic change and solutions for managing risk & price in volatile markets
Neal Livingston, Managing Director Global Trade and Transaction Services Commonwealth Bank Singapore –Risk and the Financial Supply Chain
Session 5a: Meeting demands of the Asian Market - Wheat & feed grains
Greg Harvey Managing Director & Chief Executive Interflour Holdings: Opportunities & challenges for the flour milling sector
Guozhi Bian, Vice Director of Feed Ingredients Technology,Guangdong Haid Group Co., Lt: Opportunities & challenges for the feed milling sector
Tony Smith Chief Operating Officer Plumgrove: What the customer is seeking
Session 5b: Meeting demands of the Asian Market - Oilseeds
Nick Goddard Executive Director Australian Oilseeds Federation (AOF): Overview of the Australian canola market and recent production/export trends
Don Campbell, Head of TradingCBH Group: What the customer is looking for in canola seed
Jon Slee, Chair Technical Committee, AOF: Crop/ season quality profile